49 National Coal Strike
Further exploration of the 1949 National Coal Strike from a Queensland perspective.
A Union Of People: The Changes, The Challenges
A corporate video about workplace reform, enterprise bargaining and workplace deregulation.
All In A Day’s Work
A government informational film about the introduction of mechanised industrial handling equipment after World War Two.
Artisans Of Australia – Iron Craft
A short documentary about artisan ironworkers in a Newtown foundry.
Australia And Your Future – No.1 Men Wanted
A government informational film aimed at attracting discharged British servicemen to Australia as workers after World War Two.
Australian Trade Unions
A documentary telling the story of Australian Trade Unions and their place in contemporary Australian society.
Back To Mulligan
A former resident travels back to Mt Mulligan in Far North Queensland with his daughters.
Battle: The Road To Ratios Legislation
A short documentary about nurse to patient ratios legislation for Victorian public hospitals.
Coal Dust, The Invisible Killer
A short documentary highlighting the dangers of dust to the health of mine workers.
Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow – Sharan’s Story
A short documentary about Sharan Burrow on the Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow DVD.
Digger Goes To Parliament
A short documentary in which Digger Murphy recounts how his grandfather Charles Kilpatrick participated in the 'Suicide Squad' to abolish Queensland's Upper House of Parliament in 1921.
Don’t Be Too Polite Girls
A short documentary about discrimination against working women in Australia from World War Two to the 1970s.
First Aboriginal Skipper At Sydney Ferries
A short documentary about the first Aboriginal skipper for Sydney's Ferries.
Gloria
A short documentary about Uruguayan women fighting for the release for political prisoners in Latin America.
Grocon: A Dispute About Safety
A short documentary about the CFMEU's dispute with Grocon over safety.
Hola Australia
A short documentary in which the three winners of the 2005 MUA film competition travel to Cuba.
Longwall Mining At Invincible Colliery
A short documentary demonstrating longwall mining at Invincible Colliery.
Making A Start In Australia
A government informational film aimed at European migrants to Australia in the 1970s.
MUA Idol – The MUA
A short documentary exploring historically important disputes in the MUA's history.
MUA Idol – Waterfront Delegate
A short documentary about the importance of union delegates on the waterfront.
MUA Idol – Working Idol
A short documentary profiling working on a tanker vessel and the role of the union.
MUA Idol – The Heart Of Port Adelaide
A short documentary about the Maritime Museum of South Australia.
Naked Into The Jungle – Rio Tinto, Workers and Communities
A short documentary that charts the global conduct of mining giant Rio Tinto.
National Textiles – One Hundred Cents In The Dollar
A documentary about the National Textiles dispute over unpaid entitlements in 2000.
Neville Bonner: Australian Biography
An extended reflective interview with Liberal Party Senator Neville Bonner, Australia's first Aboriginal member of Federal Parliament.
Not Only The Need
A short documentary highlighting the lack of affordable and decent housing in 1950s Australia.
Oakdale – 6.3 Million Reasons To Belong To The Union
A video covering the 1999 Oakdale colliery closure and the loss of worker entitlements.
Open Cut Safety, Induction Training
A short documentary concerning open cut coal mine safety for new workers.
Our Man Kisch
A short documentary chronicling Egon Kisch's controversial anti-fascism speaking trip to Australia in 1934.
Painters And Dockers Strike
A short documentary about the painters and dockers strike at Sydney's Naval Shipyards.
Peko Pilbara Pirates
A short documentary about the 1986 Robe River iron ore mine dispute in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
Pensions For Veterans
A short documentary that charts the Waterside Workers Federation's 1953 campaign to win pensions.
Power From The Snow
A government film about the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme and the building of the Guthega Dam.
Rail Town
A government film showcasing the railway town of Port Augusta in South Australia in the 1950s.
Songs On The Waterfront
A short documentary about life on the picket line during the Patrick Dispute in Brisbane.
Steam Power – The Eveleigh Railway Workshops
A short documentary charting the history of Eveleigh Railway Workshops in Sydney.
Stolt Australia
A short documentary about the MUA's fight to stop a vessel being registered offshore and the crew sacked.
Story Of A City
A government film showcasing the industrial city of Newcastle in New South Wales in 1945.
Strike Support
Extended first hand account of Queensland coal miner strike support and organisation.
Taking The Children: Western Australia’s Stolen Generations
A short documentary about Western Australia's stolen generations.
The Change At Groote
A short documentary about the impact of a manganese mine on indigenous workers and community on Groote Eylandt island.
The Coal Miner
A government short documentary about mine mechanisation in New South Wales in the 1950s.
The Commonwealth’s Trans-Australian Railway
A silent film documenting the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway.
The Great Strike (1917)
This is a restored and reconstituted version of a silent documentary about the 1917 Great Strike.
The Helping Hand: The Story Of The Good Neighbour Movement
A government informational film promoting the work of the Good Neighbour Movement in welcoming migrants to Australia in the 1960s.
The Hungry Miles
A short documentary that recounts the struggles of Australian waterside workers from the Great Depression to the 1950s.
The New Ipswich
A government film showcasing the industrial city of Ipswich in Queensland during the post war period of the late 1940s.
The Timber Getters
A government film about timber cutters on the New South Wales mid north coast in the 1950s.
The Women
One of the first women to work on the Queensland coalfields recounts her battle to win maternity leave.
View From Below
A short documentary introducing new coal miners to underground work and safety measures.
What About The Workers’ Workers
A short documentary about mostly female union workers going on strike against their own male dominated union.
Whatever It Takes
A short documentary about equal pay for women in community and disability services.